Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing inventions 04/09

20090110590 - Cooking device with deodorization: A cooking device includes a cooking chamber; a first deodorization region along which air from the cooking chamber flows and in which a plasma discharge is generated for removing odor-producing materials generated in the cooking chamber from the air; and a bypass region along which air from the cooking chamber... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090110591 - Stress-induced bandgap-shifted semiconductor photoelectrolytic/photocatalytic/photovoltaic surface and method for making same: Titania is a semiconductor and photocatalyst that is also chemically inert. With its bandgap of 3.0, to activate the photocatalytic property of titania requires light of about 390 nm wavelength, which is in the ultra-violet, where sunlight is very low in intensity. A method and devices are disclosed wherein stress... Agent: David J. Cole

20090110592 - Cooking device with deodorization: A cooking device includes an inner case, a cooking chamber within the inner case and an odor removal unit configured to generate a plasma discharge for removing odor-producing materials from the cooking chamber.... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090110593 - Foamed materials based on aminoplasts as sterilizable raw materials: Use of an open-celled foam based on an aminoplastic as sterilizable working material, and also methods of sterilizing the open-celled foam by impregnation with a microbicidal liquid such as alcohol or formalin, methods of sterilizing working vessels for medical or microbiological work and for decontaminating material contaminated with micro-organisms at... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20090110594 - Dish washer with uv sterilization device therein: A dish washer and a control method thereof are disclosed. The dish washer includes a UV sterilization device (60) capable of sterilizing inside of the dish washer and a fan (11) capable of exhausting air in a tub (2) outside. A controller (80) controls the UV sterilization device (60) to... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20090110595 - Decontamination method and system implementing it: The microbiological analysis system comprises a container (6), a microbiological analysis machine comprising at least two stations (2, 3, 4) for treatment of said support (6), a conveyor comprising a shuttle (30) adapted to receive and to move said support (6), said container (6) being adapted to be received on... Agent: Nields, Lemack & Frame, LLC

20090110596 - Sterilization methods and apparatus which employ additive-containing supercritical carbon dioxide sterilant: Sterilization methods and apparatus are effective to achieve a 6-log reduction in CFUs of industry standard bacteria and bacterial spores, i.e., B. stearothermophilus and B. subtilis spores, by subjecting sterilizable materials to a chemical additive-containing carbon dioxide sterilant fluid at or near its supercritical pressure and temperature conditions. Most preferably,... Agent: Welsh & Flaxman LLC

20090110597 - Apparatus for execution of treatment operations on microscope slides with tissue specimens: An apparatus for automatic execution of different treatment operations in connection with staining of tissue specimens on microscope slides, wherein the apparatus (1) comprises an assembly of vessels (4) for receiving different liquids for staining of the tissue specimens, a loading station (2) for microscope slides (28), a conveyor (5)... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20090110598 - Fully automated microarray processing system: An automated microarray processing system includes a microarray housing assembly module, an incubation module, a washing module and at least one automated transport module. With the automated transport module being mechanically moved among the microarray housing assembly module, the incubation module and the washing module, biochemical reaction of a reaction... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20090110599 - Methods of operating film surface reactors and reactors employing such methods: In new methods of operating surface reactors, and new reactors employing such methods, the reactor comprises a cylindrical rotor and a cylindrical stator coaxial with one another with respective cylindrical faces forming an annular reaction chamber between them, the chamber being filled with air or inert gas constituting a shear... Agent: Richard A. Holl

20090110600 - Methods of operating film surface reactors and reactors employing such methods: In new methods of operating surface reactors, and new reactors employing such methods, the reactor comprises a helical reaction chamber formed as a coil surrounding a tubular support, or a groove machined in a cylindrical body. The passage is supplied with a high velocity flow of air or inert gas... Agent: Richard A. Holl

20090110601 - Molecularly imprinted polymers for detection in lateral flow devices: Devices, methods and kits for rapid and simple determination of target molecules, including small molecules, polypeptides, proteins, cells and infectious disease agents in liquid samples that are capable of real-time measurement of these entities in fluid samples that are highly selective, highly sensitive, simple to operate, low cost, and portable.... Agent: Dr. D. Graeser Ltd.

20090110602 - Fluid reactor having a thin film with two-dimensionally distributed micro-resistor units: A fluid reactor having a thin film with two-dimensionally distributed micro-resistor units includes one flow way, separating ribs, a thin film which is thinner than 100 micrometer, and a catalytic layer. There are multiple micro-resistor units, which is thinner than 60 micrometer each, set on the thin film. A bi-directional... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090110603 - Method for detecting and compensating an underdosage of test strips: An underdosage of the test element can be reliably detected and optionally calculated by irradiating the analytical test element in a control wavelength range. For this purpose the test element contains a control substance which interacts with the radiation in the control wavelength range as a function of the contact... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP (roche)

20090110604 - Substrates for nitric oxide releasing devices: The present disclosure relates to substrates associated with nitric oxide.... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20090110605 - Microchemical chip and sample treatment device: A microchemical chip includes: a sample loading portion for loading a sample; a driving liquid reservoir holding a driving liquid; a sample channel for communicating at least the driving liquid reservoir, the sample loading portion, an amplifying portion, and a detecting portion with each other; and a pump chamber, formed... Agent: Sidley Austin LLP

20090110606 - Dispensing apparatus and analyzer: A dispensing apparatus includes a syringe that houses a liquid thereinside; and a plunger that moves forward and backward inside the syringe to thus discharge the liquid from an outlet formed in the syringe to the outside of the syringe. A hydrophilic film is formed on at least either of... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20090110607 - Liquid container with an extraction chimney: A liquid container with an upper opening and a tube-shaped withdrawal chimney is disclosed. The withdrawal chimney extends into the container through the upper opening which has a liquid-permeable zone in the form of a finely-porous flow resistance element in its lower end region such that liquid exchange can take... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP One Dayton Centre

20090110608 - Calibration system, material delivery system, and methods for such delivery and calibration: Material delivery systems, methods of delivering material and methods of calibrating such systems and methods are disclosed. The material delivery system includes a delivery vessel, a load cell, and automated weight calibration device. The delivery vessel has at least an outlet adapted for coupling to an unit. The load cell... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP / Intercat Equipment

20090110609 - Pressurization device and air treatment system for a shelter: A pressurization device is for a flexible enclosure disposable within an environment having air at a pressure and configured to define an interior chamber having a sufficient volume to entirely contain at least one person and containing air. The device includes a gas generator configured to generate and release a... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20090110610 - Deodorization device of cooking apparatus and cooking apparatus including deodorization device: A deodorization device of a cooking apparatus includes a first discharge unit disposed to intersect a flow path along which air including odor-producing materials passes, the first discharge unit having a plurality of first through holes through which the air passes; and a second discharge unit spaced apart from the... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090110611 - Fan capable of giving fragrant smell: A fan includes a motor holding member, and a fragrance giving device; the motor holding member has a slot and several vent holes thereon; the fragrance giving device includes a first shell-shaped member, a second shell-shaped member, and a fragrant unit pressed between the first and the second shell-shaped members;... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090110612 - Nitric oxide permeable housings: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus that includes one or more nitric oxide permeable housings.... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20090110613 - Vessel sterilization apparatus: A vessel sterilizing apparatus includes a vessel conveying unit for conveying a vessel, and an electron beam irradiation unit for irradiating the vessel with an electron beam. The sterilizing apparatus further includes a sterilization area in which the vessel is irradiated with the electron beam, a first chamber surrounding the... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20090110614 - Syringe, system and method for delivering oxygen-ozone: In accordance with at least one exemplary embodiment, a syringe, method and system for delivering a therapeutic amount of ozone are disclosed. An exemplary syringe can have a gas chamber and one or more electrodes. A portion of at least one electrode can be within the gas chamber. Alternatively, singularly... Agent: Maier & Maier, PLLC

20090110615 - Segmented outer catalyst retention screen for stacked radial flow reactors: A radial flow reactor design is presented. The reactor has individual and interchangeable screens that are arrayed circumferentially around the inside of the reactor. The reactor includes a plurality of screens held out from the reactor wall to form a circumferential screen, with channels defined between the reactor wall and... Agent: Honeywell International Inc Patent Services

20090110616 - Method and apparatus for improving radial flow moving bed regeneration/reaction system performance: An improved radial or cross flow moving bed regenerator or reactor, in which the solid particle residence time in the vessels can be changed in different section of the regenerator or reactor. The improvement results from the placement of one or multiple screen inserts which divides the radial or cross... Agent: Leon Yuan

20090110617 - Radial flow reactor design for high volumetric flows: A new radial flow reactor design is presented. The design includes a plurality of cylindrically shaped beds wherein the beds are sized to be nested one within another, and the beds are disposed within a housing.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc Patent Services

20090110618 - Sink drain deodorizer stick: A solid chemical stick for treating a kitchen sink drain pipe. The solid chemical stick has dimensions that enable it to fit through a drain guard but prevent the stick from moving beyond the drain trap. The stick diminishes in size as it dissolves until it is swept away by... Agent: Clausen Miller, P.c

20090110619 - Apparatus for manufacturing metal nanoparticles: An apparatus for manufacturing metal nanoparticles is disclosed. The apparatus includes: a precursor supply unit configured to supply a precursor solution for metal nanoparticles, a transport device configured to transport the precursor solution, a heating unit connected with the precursor supply unit and configured to heat the precursor solution to... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090104072 - Perfume compounding method and perfume compounding device: An aroma dispensing method and device which includes: an air pump (2) for supplying air; six element smell bottles (5a)-(5f) for containing smell materials and for holding smells generated by blowing the air against the smell materials; and six solenoid valves for controlling of the air to be introduced into... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090104073 - Prion deactivating composition and methods of using same: The disclosed invention relates to prion deactivating compositions and methods for using the same. The prion deactivating composition may comprise at least one prion denaturing agent and at least one prion deactivating enzyme. The invention relates to a method of cleaning and/or sterilizing a material contaminated with infectious proteins.... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090104074 - Assay device: Disposable assay device (1), configured to assay one or more samples, and configured for transmitting assay data or information to a remote receiving system (30), wherein the device is provided with one or more assay context sensors configured to monitor one or more assay context factors. In this way, assay... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090104075 - User interface for a fluidic system of a flow cytometer: The fluidic system of the preferred embodiment includes a sheath pump to pump sheath fluid from a sheath container into an interrogation zone and a waste pump to pump waste fluid from the interrogation zone into a waste container. The sheath pump and/or the waste pump draw sample fluid from... Agent: Schox PLC

20090104076 - Sample preparation cartridge and system: A modular specimen preparation cartridge with a tubular body with the interior segmented by pressure sensitive membranes that will rupture or open when exposed to a threshold pressure forming a sequence of chambers. Bladders or capsules filled with reagents or other fluids that will release the contents of the capsules... Agent: John P. O'banion O'banion & Ritchey LLP

20090104077 - Microchip: A microchip having a fluid circuit therein for passing a liquid is provided, wherein the fluid circuit has a first reservoir and a second reservoir for storing at least a part of the liquid, a first path connecting the first reservoir and the second reservoir, and a second path connecting... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090104078 - Apparatus and method for dispensing small volume liquid samples: A pipettor includes a frame, a syringe carriage coupled to the frame and carrying at least one syringe therein, and an actuator assembly coupled to the frame and to the syringe having a first contact surface coupled to a first drive mechanism and a second contact surface coupled to a... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20090104079 - Liquid end assembly for a handheld multichannel pipette with adjustable nozzle spacing: A handheld multichannel pipette includes multiple fluid-handling nozzles and a rotary adjustment mechanism for adjusting the width of a pattern of nozzles while maintaining equal spacing between pairs of nozzles. Embodiments of the adjustable-spacing multichannel pipette include an adjustable stop mechanism.... Agent: Rainin Instrument, LLC

20090104080 - Method and device for isolating and/or determining an analyte: The invention concerns a device for isolating, on a reactive surface, an analyte from a liquid sample containing the analyte.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090104081 - Miniaturized microtiter plate for ht-screening: The invention relates to a miniaturized microtiter plate which has a body made of plastic and a base made of glass, 1000 to 4000 vessels (wells) (3), and a cover (4) which prevents evaporation. The diameter of the vessels (wells) (d) is approximately 1.0 to 1.8 mm. The base of... Agent: Andrea Q. Ryan Sanofi-aventis U.s. LLC

20090104082 - Zirconium crucible for melting analytical sample, method of preparing analytical sample and method of analysis: Proposed is a zirconium crucible used for melting an analytical sample in the pretreatment of the analytical sample, wherein the purity of the zirconium crucible is 99.99 wt % or higher. in light of the recent analytical technology demanded of fast and accurate measurement of high purity materials, the present... Agent: Howson & Howson LLP

20090104083 - Check valve, infusion device using the same, and method of manufacturing the same: A check valve capable of improving the tightness between a sphere and a valve seat and suppressing the sinking is provided, so as to provide a liquid chromatography infusion pump enabling a high precision infusion even if in a low flow rate region. On a surface, contacted with the sphere,... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20090104084 - Hydrogen production system and method of controlling flow rate of offgas in the system: A hydrogen manufacturing system for performing offgas flow control includes: a vaporizer (1) for heating a material mixture containing a hydrocarbon material; a reforming reactor (2) for generating hydrogen-containing reformed gas by reforming reactions of the material; a PSA separator (5) for repeating a cycle of adsorption and desorption, where... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20090104085 - Reducing agent spray control system ensuring operation efficiency: A reducing agent spray control system designed to control an exhaust emission control device such as a urea SCR device for automotive internal combustion engines. The exhaust emission control device includes an injector injecting a spray of a reducing agent into an exhaust pipe of the engine to reduce a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090104086 - Photocatalytic titanium dioxide nanocrystals: A photocatalytically active titanium dioxide film may be applied onto surfaces of a variety of objects to oxidize matter that comes into contact with those surfaces. Various methods may be used to apply a solution of the photocatalytically active nanoparticles onto surfaces receiving regular human contact or proximate to human... Agent: Vic Lin Myers Dawes Andras & Sherman LLP

20090104087 - Production of [18f]-f2 from [18f]-fluoride using a plasma induced scrambling procedure: A method of producing [18F]F2 from [18F] fluoride through a plasma induced scrambling procedure is provided. The present invention also provides an apparatus for preparing [18F]F2 from [18F] fluoride in a plasma induced scrambling procedure. Kit claims for preparing [18F]F2 from [18F] fluoride in a plasma induced scrambling procedure as... Agent: Ge Healthcare, Inc.

20090104088 - Exhaust gas purification system for internal combustion engine: An exhaust gas purification system includes: a catalyst (3) provided in an exhaust gas passage of an internal combustion engine (1) and having a carrier containing a basic oxide and platinum carried on the carrier; a catalyst (4) for purifying NOx; and oxygen supply means (2).... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090104089 - Carrier body for exhaust-gas aftertreatment with dispersed catalyst configuration, process for producing a carrier body and exhaust gas treatment unit and vehicle having a carrier body: A carrier body includes an overall surface having at least one coating portion with a catalytically active coating including at least one type of catalyst elements disposed in dispersed form at a surface of the carrier body. The catalyst elements have a mean spacing along the surface of at least... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090104090 - In-situ diffusion alloying and pre-oxidation annealing in air of fe-cr-al alloy catalytic converter material: A manufacturing method of metal substrate catalytic converter and the resulting product. In this method, a multiple layer aluminum and ferritic stainless steel composite material is first made by roll-bonding and then further processed to a final foil thickness. The composite foils are then fabricated to a honeycomb-like converter with... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20090104091 - Exhaust treatment apparatus and method of making: The present disclosure relates to an exhaust aftertreatment device (30) having a core (18) and an outer housing (40) and a mounting layer (50) positioned between the core (18) and the outer housing (40). The core has an upstream end face (20) and a downstream end face (22). The mounting... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090104092 - Hydrogenolysis of glycerol and products produced therefrom: Processes for the hydrogenolysis of glycerol, as well as products produced therefrom are disclosed.... Agent: Archer Daniels Midland Company

20090104093 - Detergent dispensing device: A free standing detergent dispensing device removably insertable into an automatic washing machine, the device comprising a cartridge having a plurality of chambers to accommodate a detergent composition, a directing means to direct wash liquor selectively into a chamber of a cartridge to contact the detergent composition therein, wherein the... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus

20090104094 - Cold sterilizer: f

20090098014 - Structure and method of air purification: In an example method of purifying air, steps may include: using a motor driven fan wherein the motor has at least two speeds; using an indoor air handling system with the motor driven fan and with a baffle that has at least an open and a closed position; installing a... Agent: Booth Udall, PLC

20090098015 - Ultrasonic breathing and respiratory system and method: A method and apparatus for treating the lungs by adding ultrasound energy to the inspiration air or gas.... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090098016 - Treatment of odors using nanocrystalline metal oxides: Methods of removing odors, particularly odors within enclosed environments are provided which employ nanocrystalline metal oxide and metal hydroxide particles. The nanocrystalline particles are dispersed within an enclosed space so as to contact exposed surfaces located within the space such as walls, floors, upholstery, and the like and adsorb odor-causing... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20090098017 - Nanoporous membrane exchanger: The invention is a nanoporous membrane exchanger.... Agent: Rosenbaum & Associates, P.C.

20090098020 - Binding assay: A binding assay product (1) for detecting the presence of an analyte in a sample comprising a labelling module (5), a label, a capture module (9) and a visualisation module (10). The labelling module (5) comprises a first binding component capable of binding the analyte. The label is connectable to... Agent: Clark & Elbing LLP

20090098019 - Biosensor apparatus for detection of thermal flow: In general terms the biosensor apparatus according to the invention comprises a housing (5, 6), a pair of heat sinks (11, 12) and a pair of heat reflectors (13, 14) thermally floating relative to the heat sinks, and a pair of Peltier elements (16) attached to and in thermal contact... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090098021 - Filter with memory, communication and concentration sensor: The present invention describes a system and method for accurately measuring the concentration of a substance within a filter housing. A concentration sensor and a communications device are coupled so as to be able to measure and transmit the concentration of a particular substance within the filter housing while in... Agent: Nields, Lemack & Frame, LLC

20090098018 - Test device for determining an analyte concentration: A test device for determining the concentration of at least one analyte in a sample using a element is proposed. The test device can be used particularly for glucose measurement, in particular blood glucose measurement, cholesterol measurement and/or coagulation measurement. The test device according to the invention comprises a housing... Agent: Roche Diagnostics Operations Inc.

20090098022 - Multi-channel device and method for measuring optical properties of a liquid: A multi-channel device includes up to three channels for optical testing of liquid samples. The liquid sample(s) may include surface water, drinking water, processed water or the like. The multi-channel device may include a turbidity channel and a color channel that measure turbidity and color, respectively, of a liquid sample... Agent: Shumaker & Sieffert, P. A.

20090098023 - Method and apparatus for stripping a contact-limiting element from a pipette probe: An automated analyzer for performing multiple diagnostic assays simultaneously includes multiple stations, or modules, in which discrete aspects of the assay are performed on fluid samples contained in reaction receptacles. The analyzer includes stations for automatically preparing a specimen sample, incubating the sample at prescribed temperatures for prescribed periods, performing... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20090098024 - Dispensing mechanism, dispensing apparatus and dispensing method for liquid to be dispensed: When a liquid to be dispensed of a sample or a test liquid being an object to be measured includes a microspherical body, and the microspherical body is one with such property that it may be damaged when being contacted with a liquid having an osmotic pressure different from that... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20090098025 - Reaction container kit: A reaction container kit in which a judgment can be made easily whether a sample is not yet injected or injected already while a sample is prevented from being injected into an incorrect reaction container erroneously. Before a sample is injected, the bar code (132) of a first bar code... Agent: Cheng Law Group, PLLC

20090098026 - Ceiling fan mounted air freshener device: The present invention is directed toward an air freshener that is constructed and arranged to be secured to the supporting shaft of a ceiling fan. One embodiment of the device includes a scented ring of wickable material having an inner aperture and split through one side. The aperture is sized... Agent: Mchale & Slavin, P.A.

20090098027 - Microreactor device: A microreactor device comprises: a microchannel that sends one or more fluids; and a section that isolates vibrations to a first portion of the microchannel.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090098028 - System for stabilizing gas hydrates at low pressures: The present invention provides a system for stabilizing gas and particularly gas hydrates at low pressures and for safe storage and transportation of the gas. The invention also provides minimization of the decomposition of the gas in hydrate form.... Agent: Larry A. Schemmel Office Of The Attorney General

20090098029 - Method of forming a sealed channel of a microfluidic reactor and a microfluidic reactor comprising such channel: In a method according to the invention for forming a sealed channel (125) in the surface of a sheet made of a material with certain extent of plasticity, the machining surface of a tool with a rolling machining surface is brought into contact with a first point of the channel... Agent: Hahn & Voight PLLC

20090098030 - Microreactor and method for manufacturing same and method for manufacturing a substrate for a microreactor: The invention relates to a microreactor having a substrate (10, 20, 80) with at least one catalytically active material arranged in and/or on a cavity structure (14, 24, 84). The substrate (10, 20, 80) has a first layer (11, 21, 80) and optionally at least one additional layer (12, 22)... Agent: Intellectual Property Dept. Dewitt Ross & Stevens Sc

20090098031 - Method and apparatus for sanitizing shoe soles: A shoe sole sanitizing device is made up of a tray having a reservoir containing a sanitizing solution, a perforated grate with scraping edges on the tray being of a resiliency sufficient to be depressed beneath the upper surface of said solution when stepped on by a wearer, and a... Agent: Reilly Intellectual Property Law Firm

20090092518 - Stirrer and analyzer: A stirrer is for stirring by sound waves a liquid held by a vessel. The stirrer includes a sound wave generator that generates sound waves to be applied to the liquid; and a controller that controls a temperature of the liquid, increased by the sound waves emitted by the sound... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20090092519 - Temperature-switching materials having improved strength and thermal properties: The subject matter described herein relates to thermoresponsive switching materials that undergo a thermal transition over a narrow temperature range and to devices, such as actuators, indicators, and sensors, prepared from such compositions... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20090092520 - Pipette tip loader and transporter: Embodiments of the invention relate to a system for storing and/or transporting platforms of pipette tips. The system includes packaging in which a stacked tower of platforms may be transported. Embodiments of the present invention further include a loader for transferring platforms from the packaging to a rack for holding... Agent: Vierra Magen Marcus & Deniro LLP

20090092521 - Apparatus for handling pipet tips: A pipet tip handling apparatus comprises a deep well plate that has a plurality of wells. Each of a first plurality of pipet tips has a head portion and a shank portion. A first tray is seated on the deep well plate and has openings for receiving the first pipet... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20090092522 - Wireless temperature sensor for obtaining temperature profiles in a mixing vessel: A wireless temperature sensor for use in monitoring the temperature of a fluid or gas in a mixing vessel. The wireless temperature sensor comprises a temperature probe for contacting the fluid or gas and generating a signal based on the gas/fluid temperature; a temperature reader for receiving the signal generated... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20090092523 - Pollutant decomposition device: Pollutant decomposition device comprising a flexible sheet-substrate provided with at least one photocatalytic surface wherein the sheet-substrate comprises one or more internal slits with a layout that provides formation of flow restricting means upon predetermined deformation of the sheet substrate. There is also provided a method of producing a pollutant... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090092524 - Configurations and methods for claus plant operation with variable sulfur content: Contemplated plants include an acid gas enrichment unit in which acid gas unsuitable for feeding into a Claus plant from an upstream acid gas removal unit is separated into a concentrated hydrogen sulfide stream that is fed to the Claus plant and a carbon dioxide stream that is compressed in... Agent: Fish & Associates, PC Robert D. Fish

20090092525 - Exhaust gas cleaning apparatus with improved configuration ensuring proper injection of reducing agent: An exhaust gas cleaning apparatus for cleaning the exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine includes: an exhaust gas passage through which the exhaust gas flows; a reducing agent injector that injects a reducing agent into the exhaust gas passage; and a reduction catalyst that is provided in the exhaust... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090092526 - Micro-channels, micro-mixers, and micro-reactors: A fluid micro-mixer and micro-reactor array is provided having at least two bonded layers of micro-channels. The micro-mixer can include at least one input port and one output port, and a mixing and/or reaction port. At least one inlet stream separator layer can isolate the inlet ports from one another.... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20090092527 - Support grid for filling material packings and method for mounting the support grid: A support grid for filling material packings includes plate-shaped support strips which extend perpendicularly to an installation plane and are connected in a cruciform manner to spacer strips also extending perpendicularly to the installation plane. Contour strips which are provided with openings and are disposed at an angle and at... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090087342 - Device and methods for processing blood in extracorporeal circulation: A device for treating blood in an extracorporeal blood circuit, the device including a centrifugal pump provided with a transparent enclosure that is connected, by means of an inlet duct, to the outlet of a venous reservoir, the venous reservoir having an inlet that is connected to receive blood from... Agent: Popovich, Wiles & O'connell, PA 650 Third Avenue South

20090087343 - Gripping tool, dosage tool and tool support for an automatic laboratory machine: Gripping tool for automatic laboratory machines, with gripping appliances for gripping vessels, an appliance for converting and/or transferring of movements, the power take-off of which is coupled with the gripping appliances in order to drive them, a coupling appliance for detachable connection with a drive appliance of a tool support... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.

20090087344 - Small size gene analysis apparatus: By the conventional technique for dispensing more than one reagents accurately, the system is complicated and thus a compact and inexpensive system is difficult to realize. In the present invention, the pressurized dispensing system utilizing a capillary is realized, and in addition, in order to reduce the leakage of reagents... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith Hazel & Thomas LLP

20090087345 - Disk for liquid sample analysis: A disk for liquid sample analysis that has means for detecting any chemical reaction between liquid sample and reagent, and that among others, enhances the accuracy of detecting of components of the liquid sample through “rapidly and homogeneously” dissolving of a solid reagent in the liquid sample. In particular, there... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090087346 - Method for harvesting nanoparticles and sequestering biomarkers: Capture particles for harvesting analytes from solution and methods for using them are described. The capture particles are made up of a polymeric matrix having pore size that allows for the analytes to enter the capture particles. The pore size of the capture particles are changeable upon application of a... Agent: Greenberg & Lieberman, LLC

20090087347 - Sensor package with an interim auto-calibration circuit: An interim auto-calibration circuit or label adapted to be used with a sensor package. The sensor package is adapted to be used with first and second instruments to determine the analyte concentration of fluid sample. The instruments are different and include respective first and second plurality of pins that are... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20090087348 - Sensor applications: A sensor that includes an assembly having a flexible base material and a flexible material layer formed on the flexible base material. Both the flexible base material and the flexible material layer have shrinkable and/or stretchable properties. The flexible base material may include a shrinkable polymer (e.g. PVC/PET or “shrink... Agent: Sherr & Vaughn, PLLC

20090087349 - Hydrogen iodide manufacturing method and hydrogen iodide manufacturing apparatus: A hydrogen iodide manufacturing method which includes a step of producing aqueous solution of hydrogen iodide and sulfuric acid by causing iodine-containing aqueous solution and sulfur dioxide to react with each other in a pressurized condition. The pressurized condition may be of not lower than 0.1 MPa in gauge pressure.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090087350 - Oil-smoke extractor: The present invention relates to an oil-smoke extractor including a housing defining a number of air holes, a bottom plate detachably secured to the housing and a sterilization and deodorization device seated in a receiving space jointly defined by the housing and the bottom plate. The sterilization and deodorization device... Agent: Moore Patents

20090087351 - Apparatus for depositing fluids in a solids flow of a spouted bed apparatus: An apparatus for introducing fluids into a solids flow of a spouted bed apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a spray nozzle which opens into a reaction space of the spouted bed apparatus. A lower region of the reaction space is provided with a rectangular cross section for the spouted... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20090087352 - Mat material, exhaust gas treating apparatus, and muffler: A mat material includes inorganic fibers, a first surface, and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The mat material has plural needle traces formed by performing a needling treatment. The needle traces extend from the first surface toward the second surface and from the second surface toward the... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20090087353 - Mat member, exhaust gas treatment apparatus, and muffling apparatus: A mat member includes a base member and a sheet member. The base member includes inorganic fibers and has first and second main surfaces. The sheet member is disposed on at least one of the first and the second main surface. The sheet member has an openings provided on at... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20090087354 - Exhaust treatment device with independent catalyst supports: An exhaust treatment device comprises a housing defining an inlet opening and an outlet opening, a first catalyst brick and a second catalyst brick each having an inlet end and an outlet end, a first insulating support cover, and a second insulating support cover. The first catalyst brick is disposed... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090087355 - Variable plate heat exchangers: A heat exchanger is provided which is capable of sophisticated operations such as undertaking chemical reactions, where particular velocity profiles are required or unusual heat transfer profiles are needed and comprises a unitary heat exchanger comprising a plurality of distinct heat transfer elements or zones containing heat transfer fluid through... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20090087356 - Microfluidic rotary flow reactor matrix: A microfluidic device comprises a matrix of rotary flow reactors. The microfluidic matrix device offers a solution to the “world-to-chip” interface problem by accomplishing two important goals simultaneously: an economy of scale in reagent consumption is achieved, while simultaneously minimizing pipetting steps. N2 independent assays can be performed with only... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090087357 - Microchemical device and method for fabricating the same: In a microchemical device including a plurality of flow channels which feed liquids from at least one fluid supply device into a plurality of reaction zones, each of the plurality of flow channels has a plurality of minute flow channel members each of which has a cross sectional area smaller... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090087358 - Device for vaporization of fuel: An improved fuel processor for fuel cells is provided whereby the startup time of the processor is less than sixty seconds and can be as low as 30 seconds, if not less. A rapid startup time is achieved by either igniting or allowing a small mixture of air and fuel... Agent: Cherskov & Flaynik

20090087359 - Micro-reactor system: A micro-reactor system assembly comprises a stack of at least n process modules (1-6), wherein n is an integer equal to or greater than 1, made from a rigid first material and comprising at least one reactive fluid passage (1A, 1B, 2A, 3A, 6A) for accommodating and guiding a reactive... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP